Saxon-era discoveries have become available to view at Abingdon’s museum.
The venue located in the county hall across from the marketplace features a permanent exhibition dedicated to this historical period.
Building on last year’s showcase of Roman history, the museum team is extending its narrative of the Abingdon region and its inhabitants through the Anglo-Saxon era, with a temporary exhibition now open.
Titled Saxon Abingdon, the presentation offers details about the important Anglo-Saxon items housed in the museum’s permanent collection, including an uncommon seventh-century golden ring adorned with a glass bead.
Museum curators revealed that construction projects in the Saxton Road area led to uncovering a Saxon burial ground and several associated objects.
According to records, during the early 1930s as work commenced on a new residential development, construction workers came across a pottery vessel and what resembled a helmet. They alerted the local newspaper, after which the Ashmolean Museum became involved in the investigation.
The Saxon Abingdon showcase is set to continue until September 27.